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*One of the wallpapers is a parody of the [[Waffle House]] logo. | *One of the wallpapers is a parody of the [[Waffle House]] logo. | ||
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*The Homestarmy poster is an obvious play on the poster featuring [[Wikipedia:Uncle Sam|Uncle Sam]] with the words "I want '''you''' for U.S. Army". | *The Homestarmy poster is an obvious play on the poster featuring [[Wikipedia:Uncle Sam|Uncle Sam]] with the words "I want '''you''' for U.S. Army". | ||
**The Homestarmy poster and those flanking it are all based on war propaganda posters disseminated by the U.S. government during World War II. | **The Homestarmy poster and those flanking it are all based on war propaganda posters disseminated by the U.S. government during World War II. | ||
Revision as of 22:40, 18 March 2011
- This article is about the downloadable wallpapers. For the wallpapers displayed on the Compé, see Compé Wallpapers.
Wallpapers in a Homestar Runner theme are available for your desktop on the Downloads page.
Contents |
Descriptions
- Homestarmy themed posters on a wall
- Pom Pom tag on a metal door
- Atari 2600 Duck Pond screenshot
- A spoof on the Neil Young album "Harvest".
- Strong Bad types "Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am!!!" on his Tandy 400
- A spoof on the Apple Computer "Think Different" campaign.
- A spoof of the Waffle House logo.
- Pencil crayon sketch of Homestar Runner.
- The main characters (minus Homsar) depicted in a cardboard cut-out style with the text "everybody! everybody!".
- Photograph of a pile of marshmallows.
- Evolution of Homestar Runner style from June 1997 to February 2001.
- Tiled Pom Poms.
Other Wallpapers
- A The Poopsmith desktop by "Robotsuperstar" was made available to download (1024×768,1600×1200) on the Main Pages on January 28, 2008. The same image was featured in Weekly Fanstuff for January 24, 2008.
All three of the glorious D's!
- A Trogdor desktop by Rob Schrab was made available to download (1024×768,1600×1200) on the Main Pages on January 14, 2008.
- A "Support the Municipality" desktop from disconnected was available to download (1024×768, 1600×1200) through the Main Pages on March 16, 2006.
- The Macintosh wallpapers from big white face are available to download (800×600, 1024×768) in an Easter egg at the end of the email.
Fun Facts
Trivia
- The Homestarmy poster was originally put up with the letter "m" removed, making it say "Homestary." Only a few hours after being up, the wall paper was changed to include the "m".
Remarks
- In the "Everybody, Everybody" wallpaper, The Poopsmith's lower arms are orange, while his upper arms are stained.
- Viewing the Flash file of the wallpaper pop-up (http://www.homestarrunner.com/hsicons/wallpaper.swf) instead of going through the Downloads page causes the links to not work. They come up as http://www.homestarrunner.com/hsicons/wallpapers/armywallpaper2.jpg instead of http://www.homestarrunner.com/wallpapers/armywallpaper2.jpg (for example).
Inside References
- Strong Bad's message "Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am!!!" is a quote from Strong Bad Sings.
- One of the wallpapers is a parody of the Waffle House logo.
Real-World References
- The Homestarmy poster is an obvious play on the poster featuring Uncle Sam with the words "I want you for U.S. Army".
- The Homestarmy poster and those flanking it are all based on war propaganda posters disseminated by the U.S. government during World War II.
- The Municipality poster is a throw-back to George Orwell's classic dystopia novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
External Links
- view the Flash file for the wallpapers
- view the old wallpapers page (includes the last nine above)
